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Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 755 · 40 questions
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How to work it out (From the old value): Change = bigger − smaller; say whether it went up (increase) or down (decrease). Percentage change = change ÷ OLD value × 100. Never divide by the new value: 40 → 50 is a 25% increase, but 50 → 40 is a 20% decrease.

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  1. 1.A number changes from 40 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 8% decrease (c) 20% increase (d) 20% decrease
  2. 2.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  3. 3.A number changes from 200 to 318. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 69% decrease (b) 59% increase (c) 59% decrease (d) 69% increase
  4. 4.A number changes from 60 to 111. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 85% decrease (b) 51% decrease (c) 51% increase (d) 85% increase
  5. 5.A number changes from 500 to 635. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 37% decrease (c) 27% increase (d) 37% increase
  6. 6.A number changes from 20 to 31. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 11% decrease (c) 55% increase (d) 11% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 150 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 33% decrease (b) 33% increase (c) 22% decrease (d) 22% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 50 to 53. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 6% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 3% increase (d) 3% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹100. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹50 to ₹32. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹400 to ₹512. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹120. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 60. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 25% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 20% decrease
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹250 to ₹415. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹27. What is the percentage change?
  19. 19.The price of a table fan changes from ₹400 to ₹432. What is the percentage change?
  20. 20.A number changes from 200 to 336. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 78% increase (c) 78% decrease (d) 68% increase
  21. 21.The price of a storybook changes from ₹200 to ₹158. What is the percentage change?
  22. 22.A number changes from 100 to 48. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 62% decrease (d) 52% increase
  23. 23.A number changes from 150 to 69. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 54% increase (b) 81% decrease (c) 54% decrease (d) 81% increase
  24. 24.A number changes from 80 to 84. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 4% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 5% decrease (d) 4% increase
  25. 25.The price of a torch changes from ₹120 to ₹234. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.A number changes from 120 to 156. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 36% decrease (c) 30% decrease (d) 36% increase
  27. 27.A number changes from 250 to 265. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 6% decrease (c) 15% decrease (d) 6% increase
  28. 28.A number changes from 50 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 60% increase (c) 70% decrease (d) 60% decrease
  29. 29.A number changes from 120 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 5% increase
  30. 30.A number changes from 20 to 21. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 5% decrease (b) 5% increase (c) 1% increase (d) 1% decrease
  31. 31.The price of a table fan changes from ₹500 to ₹630. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 100 to 185. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 95% increase (b) 95% decrease (c) 85% increase (d) 85% decrease
  33. 33.A number changes from 300 to 219. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% increase (b) 81% increase (c) 27% decrease (d) 81% decrease
  34. 34.A number changes from 40 to 38. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 2% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 5% decrease
  35. 35.A number changes from 20 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 13% increase (c) 13% decrease (d) 65% increase
  36. 36.The price of a storybook changes from ₹150 to ₹225. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.A number changes from 120 to 198. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% increase (b) 65% decrease (c) 78% increase (d) 78% decrease
  38. 38.A number changes from 500 to 825. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 65% decrease (b) 65% increase (c) 75% increase (d) 75% decrease
  39. 39.A number changes from 150 to 114. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 24% decrease (c) 24% increase (d) 36% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 25 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 8% increase (b) 2% increase (c) 2% decrease (d) 8% decrease

Answer key

  1. 20% increase
  2. 20% decrease
  3. 59% increase
  4. 85% increase
  5. 27% increase
  6. 55% increase
  7. 22% increase
  8. 6% increase
  9. 50
  10. 36
  11. 28
  12. 75
  13. 56
  14. 52% decrease
  15. 20
  16. 25% decrease
  17. 66
  18. 35
  19. 8
  20. 68% increase
  21. 21
  22. 52% decrease
  23. 54% decrease
  24. 5% increase
  25. 95
  26. 30% increase
  27. 6% increase
  28. 60% decrease
  29. 5% decrease
  30. 5% increase
  31. 26
  32. 85% increase
  33. 27% decrease
  34. 5% decrease
  35. 65% increase
  36. 50
  37. 65% increase
  38. 65% increase
  39. 24% decrease
  40. 8% decrease

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